Relationships of Hemidactylus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from the Cape Verde Islands: What Mitochondrial DNA Data Indicate

Jesús, José; Brehm, António; Pinheiro, M; Harris, D. James

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“…Variation within Mabuya is lower than that found among geckos on the islands (Carranza et al, 2000;Jesus et al, 2001), implying a more recent colonization. Intraisland colonization events also appear to be fewer.…”

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“…This is not surprising, as geckos generally are more successful transmarine colonizers, as indicated by their presence on more oceanic islands, than skinks. Further, some geckos may have been moved between islands anthropogenically (Jesus et al, 2001).…”

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“…Based on morphological characters Joger (1993) proposed that all Scincidae from the Cape Verde islands, including the extinct giant skink M. coctei, are a monophyletic group presumably from the nearby West African coast. However, recent molecular analyses of the Cape Verde island geckos Tarentola (Carranza et al, 2000) and Hemidactylus (Jesus et al, 2001) infer multiple colonizations in Hemidactylus and a direct colonization from the more distant Canary Islands in the case of Tarentola. Mitochondrial DNA evidence suggests that Mabuya may have colonized Madagascar more than once (Mausfield et al, 2000).…”

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Relationships of Scincid Lizards (Mabuya spp; Reptilia: Scincidae) from the Cape Verde Islands Based on Mitochondrial and Nuclear DNA Sequences

Brehm

Jesús

Pinheiro

et al. 2001

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

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Partial DNA sequences from two mitochondrial (mt) and one nuclear gene (cytochrome b, 12S rRNA, and C-mos) were used to estimate the phylogenetic relationships among the six extant species of skinks endemic to the Cape Verde Archipelago. The species form a monophyletic unit, indicating a single colonization of the islands, probably from West Africa. Mabuya vaillanti and M. delalandii are sister taxa, as indicated by morphological characters. Mabuya fogoensis and M. stangeri are closely related, but the former is probably paraphyletic. Mabuya spinalis and M. salensis are also probably paraphyletic. Within species, samples from separate islands always form monophyletic groups. Some colonization events can be hypothesized, which are in line with the age of the islands. C-mos variation is concordant with the topology derived from mtDNA.

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Relationships of Scincid Lizards (Mabuya spp; Reptilia: Scincidae) from the Cape Verde Islands Based on Mitochondrial and Nuclear DNA Sequences

Brehm

Jesús

Pinheiro

et al. 2001

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

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“…This is in agreement with Cook and Richard (1999) who described that gecko can easily spread and form a new group. Groups of gecko migrated between islands through human activity (Jesus et al 2001). Human activity leads to vegetation changes and trigger migration of Geckonidae species (Menke 2003).…”

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Three Species of Ectoparasite Mites (Acari: Pterygosomatidae) Infested Geckos in Indonesia

Prawasti

Farajallah

Raffiudin

2013

HAYATI Journal of Biosciences

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Limited data is hitherto available on the diversity and dispersal of parasitic mites of geckos in Indonesia. Here, we collected three species of geckos, namely Cosymbotus platyurus, Hemidactylus frenatus, and H. garnotii throughout Indonesia to study the distribution and diversity of its parasitic mites. We conducted detail morphological analysis of the mites using whole mount polyvinyl lactophenol and scanning electron microscope preparation. Three species of ectoparasite mites from genus Geckobia were identified in a total of 221 individuals out of 448 geckos collected from 25 sites in Indonesia. Two species were G. glebosum and G. bataviensis, and the other one was designated as Geckobia sp 1. Based on our result, the three mites species were spread randomly and live sympatrically. The G. bataviensis mite showed the widest distribution, because it was found in almost all gecko collection sites, hence the most cosmopolitan mites. We also found that C. platyurus gecko had the lowest mite prevalence which might due to the fact that it has the least number of skin folds, an important site for mite protection. This result implies that further research on the relationship of anatomy of gecko skin with chelicera and claw structure of mites is necessary in the future

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“…Otherwise the water channels are very deep (> 1000 meters) and so it is highly improbable that these islands were ever linked by land connections. DNA sequence data have recently been used to estimate colonization patterns of reptiles within the Cape Verde islands Carranza et al, 2001;Jesus et al, 2001). In the case of Tarentola a species of the subgenus Makariogecko appears to have colonized the Cape Verde islands from Gomera or Tenerife in the Western Canaries (Joger, 1984;- Carranza et al, 2000).…”

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Relationships of Tarentola (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from the Cape Verde Islands estimated from DNA sequence data

Brehm¹,

Jesús²,

Harris³

2002

Amphib Reptilia

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Abstract. Thirteen specimens of Taren/ala from the Cape Verde islands were sequenced for 695 base pairs of l2S rRNA and cytochrome b mitochondrial genes, and analysed with published sequences. Our results support many of the relationships previously proposed. We report the presence of Taren/ala gigas Bocage, 1875 on Sao Nicolau and Taren/ala cabaverdiana nicalauensis Schleich, 1984 on Sao Vicente. This increases the number of genetically distinct forms on these islands; hence community structure appears to be more complex than previously understood. We also sequenced seven individuals for 375 base pairs of the nuclear gene. C-mos. Two sites were variable, much less than expected given the high levels of differentiation based on mitochondrial DNA sequences.

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Relationships of Hemidactylus (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from the Cape Verde Islands: What Mitochondrial DNA Data Indicate

Cited by 18 publications

References 14 publications

Relationships of Scincid Lizards (Mabuya spp; Reptilia: Scincidae) from the Cape Verde Islands Based on Mitochondrial and Nuclear DNA Sequences

Relationships of Scincid Lizards (Mabuya spp; Reptilia: Scincidae) from the Cape Verde Islands Based on Mitochondrial and Nuclear DNA Sequences

Three Species of Ectoparasite Mites (Acari: Pterygosomatidae) Infested Geckos in Indonesia

Relationships of Tarentola (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from the Cape Verde Islands estimated from DNA sequence data

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